Is the Midwest ready for an Evolution Museum located opposite the Creation …

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This post is a little unusual compared to the normal NI fare. Instead of reporting on a cool new development in science, I'm here to solicit your opinions on a project I was recently made aware of, one that aims to take a page out of the creationist playbook in order to help educate the public on matters regarding evolution.

The project is the Evolution Musuem, and the plan is to build a museum dedicated to evolution in Petersburg, KY, opposite the Creation Museum that I had the opportunity to wander round last year. According to their mission statement:

The Evolution Museum believes that all people must be educated on the theory of evolution. The world needs balance and the Evolution Museum aims to create balance in the Midwestern states of the U.S.

The proposed location for the Evolution Museum is right across the highway from the Creation Museum.

The Evolution Museum will be a non-profit and funded through online donations. The pillars of the non-profit will hold the values of transparency and social direction. All activities will be published online and members will be able to give guidance to the non-profit.

The creator of the project approached me in order to gauge interest in his idea, and to see if there exists the sort of support that would make it worthwhile to begin to get the project off the ground. They will be looking to raise donations and attract volunteers from web designers all the way to lawyers and accountants.